News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif. — With more than half his training completed, the Redding Police Department could soon see the addition of a new furry partner in the form of “Jimmy”, a scent tracking bloodhound. Once trained, Jimmy – who is eight-months-old and has spent the last five months in training -would become the first bloodhound to go into law enforcement service in […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own this week after the on-duty death of 48-year-old, Sergeant Harry Cohen, who was assigned to the Special Enforcement Bureau’s (SWAT) K9 Unit at the time of his passing. Cohen’s career with the sheriff’s department spanned more than 24-years, with many of those […]
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HAPPY VALLEY — A suspected drug dealer was arrested after deputies discovered a half-pound of methamphetamine and other items associated with drug sales Monday night, August 13. A deputy stopped the vehicle after noticing it being driven without its headlights on in the area of Erika Lane and Happy Valley Rd., in the unincorporated community of Happy Valley. LEADING THE […]
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HEMET — Injured early this morning after being struck by a pickup truck fleeing the scene of a burglary, a police K-9 still managed to assist with apprehending one of the two suspects who tried fleeing the scene on foot. The violent, vehicle-borne attack against the K-9 handler and his furry companion – Hemet PD’s newest K-9 handler and dog […]
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HEMET — Many people driving along Stetson Avenue in the city of Hemet yesterday who noticed what appeared to be a major incident happening at the old K-Mart shopping center were pleasantly surprised to hear the influx of sheriff’s patrol vehicles and K-9 handlers was related to a scheduled day of training for Riverside County Sheriff’s K-9 handlers and their […]
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REDDING — Authorities arrested a man they allege fled from Redding police officers in a stolen car, Saturday Aug. 5. The early-morning incident and arrest happened on State Route 273, near Westwood Avenue, in Redding. After he was apprehended, officers identified and arrested 24-year-old, William Eugene Schreckengost. According to officials, Schreckengost is a Redding-area transient. After his arrest, Schreckengost was booked into the […]
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HEMET – Details are still emerging after the City of Hemet Police Department’s newest K-9 handler was involved in a minor injury traffic collision Friday evening, April 28. The officer was injured while responding to another officer’s emergency call for assistance. The officer who called for priority assistance was struggling to apprehend a combative subject during an arrest. In the […]
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William Hayes/Epicenter News contributed to this report. NUEVO – Details are still emerging, but a man was arrested with assistance from a sheriff’s K-9 during a brief, but violent struggle after one of the man resisted arrest Saturday, April 15. The incident happened at a home on 12th and 11th Streets in the unincorporated community of Nuevo. After a brief struggle and the […]
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LA QUINTA – A La Quinta sheriff’s deputy was injured and hospitalized Friday morning, April 7, while trying to apprehend a woman who was caught burglarizing one home before fleeing from authorities and barricading herself inside a second home, according to sheriff officials. The suspect, who was later identified as 26-year-old, La Quinta area transient, Priscilla Ayala, was injured while being […]
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Three Murrieta Police Department K-9s will soon be receiving brand new body armor thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization, “Vested Interest in K9s, Incorporated.” The three vests have a combined value of about $6,000. In an effort to better protect those brave dogs who serve without hesitation or question, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. announced that with donor’s […]
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